Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

51111 - Newspaper Publishers

This industry comprises establishments, known as newspaper publishers, primarily engaged in carrying out operations necessary for producing and distributing newspapers, including gathering news, writing news columns, feature stories and editorials, and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish newspapers in print or electronic form.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • printing, but not publishing, newspapers (See 32311 Printing)
  • supplying information, such as news, reports and pictures, to the news media (See 51411 News Syndicates)
  • selling media time or space for media owners (See 54184 Media Representatives)

511110 - Newspaper Publishers

This Canadian industry comprises establishments, known as newspaper publishers, primarily engaged in carrying out operations necessary for producing and distributing newspapers, including gathering news, writing news columns, feature stories and editorials, and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish newspapers in print or electronic form.

• Example Activities:

  • Newspapers, publishing
  • Newspapers, publishing and printing
  • Publishers, newspaper
  • Publishers, newspaper, combined with printing